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TIL Every year, 10 Russian officials travel to US military bases to check that the B-1 bomber cannot carry a nuke, as part of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.

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PY1eJ TIL J.K Rowling invented Quidditch while in a pub.
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9YWkQ TIL the words "isle" and "island" are completely unrelated and derived from different languages.
ogjY TIL an increasingly common method for Brain Surgeons to ensure that a semi-conscious patient is OK during surgery is to have them play a musical instrument or sing during the procedure. Various patients have played saxophone, guitar, banjo, violin, and even sung opera while under the knife.
oRBM8 TIL A Washington DC Judge filed a $54 million lawsuit against a small dry cleaner for losing his pants